The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-05-13
4 YaIF INTERESTING zH-vElsE.
The Survivors Of Gen. Neely's Com.
mand in the Seminole War Have
their Annual Meeting and
Banquet.
TEH VETERANS ALL DEAD But TEN.
AFFECTING SCENES.

, of Gen. *. +. Neely's Command Or
ganized for the Seminole War was
held. The veterans who attended
are as follews:
Captain r. P Nicely, aged rs;
Lieutenant R. D. Casey, aged 70;
Sergeant 10 B. league, aged SO; r.
H. Walton, aged 60; J. n. Mills,
aged Y; r. A. Westbrooiz, aged
SO; VIM, Porter, aged 20; w. F.
Roberts, aged Is.
Hugh II and S. w. Pipkin
have passed away. Only three
Others besides those whose names
are given above are known to be
alive and they are Jesse S. Harris,
of Washington, D. c., ]. S. Thomp-
son, Of Arkansas, and VIM. T.. Pip
KIN, Of Texas.
A short history of the command
may not be inappropriate. In 1886
a call for troops to SO to the assist
ance Of Gen, Houston In Texas was
issued. Gen. Santa Anna was then
driving the Texas troops froU all
their positions and was devastating
the country. Gen, Nicely was then
Brigadier General of the State
Militia. Immediately he organized
a company of 1O4 volunteers to 60
TO the aid Of Gen. Houston. just
as the company was ready to start
news came of the defeat of Santa
Anna, and the gallant company were
notified that their services would
net be needed in the war for the
independence OF Texas. They did
not however disband and shortly
afterwards twenty companies were
called tor to re-enforce Gen. Gaines
in the war against the Seminoles
In Florida, and for service in re-
moving the CherUkees and Greeks
from Georgia, Carolina and Tonnes
see, to their reservations west of the
Mississippi,
On 9th day of May 1888, under
the call for volunteers by Gen. Win
field Scott, the command consisting
of 1O4 members were regularly
enlisted and mustered int service
remaining under marching orders
until the Indians had been safely
removed to their reservations, and
assisting in their removal.
At roll call 49 years ago 104 men
answered to their names as they
left what is now Bolivar to rendez
vous at Fl. Cass, above where Chat
tanooga now stan s. OF that mum.
Der only s were present to answer at
roll call last Monday.
Their reunion was exceedingly
touching and interesting. At the
request of Capt. Nicely, they
engaged in a short service of prayer
led by Elder G. e. Mcdaniel who
in a most pathetic manner thanked
God for HIS preserving care toward
the survivors. invoked His blessing,
on the absent ones and ferventlY
prayed that they might be all pre-
pared for a reunion in the better
land where there should be no more
parting. Lent. r. D. Casey thea
made feeling addl ess-referring to
his service in the battle of life now
50 near its close-and warming his
comrades that that in order TO die
right they must live right.
Serg't league alluded with pride
to his promptness in always answer
ing to roll call, and said he felt he
would soon be present at the gener
al rCll call and that he stood armed
and equipped tor the new and ever
lasting service in the new life upon
which they were all so soon to enter.
Capt. Nicely then addressed those
present, praIsihg their faithfuIness
and reassurlng the them of his at
tachment and increasing affection
for them as long as he should live.
At this stage of the proceedings
call was made for one Of their
old camp songs, and Lieut.. Casey
and Serg't. league sang with
tremulous voice 'tOld Rosson the
Beaux," after which anecdotes and
"reminiscences of their camp life
were INDUCED in.
At IL o'clock the company form
Ell in double file ard marched to the
residence of Gen. r. P. Nicely where
they did ample justice to the feas
and banquet spread before them
After an evening of pleasant social
intercourse they adjourned to NEE
next Nay, and unite in again re
counting the "reminiscences oftheil
camp life.
Year by year their ranks grow
thinner and soon remorseless deatt
will have claimed the last of thes'
veterans who fifty years ago offered
their lives on the alter of their cOun
try.
Short Dots Prom leagues.
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